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Michelin Commander III …. Metzeler ME888 …. Bridgestone Battlecruise H50 …. and Pirelli Night Dragon
Stock tire size 130/90/16 Front / 150/80/16 Rear
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These are good for wet roads:
β’ Metzeler ME888 comes in 150/80-16 and 130/90-16 —
β’ Metzeler Roadtec 01 Rear Tire comes in 150/80-16 but front is 100/90-16 —
β’ Shinko radials (possibly the ultimate performance tire)
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β’Some dirt/gravel roads: Pirelli MT60RS Bias ply 150/80B16. It is 60% on road/40% off road. Front is 130/90B16
Others: β’Metzeler Cruisetec- excellent grip …. β’Bridgestone Battleax S22 – sport bike tire …. β’Angel GT …. β’Avon Cobra Chrome – cruiser tire
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Top three:
β’Michelin Commander III
β’Metzeler Cruisetec (excellent grip; you can get 200 series for rear)
β’Dunlop American Elite (better off-road than stock)
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These are good, too:
Metzeler 888 (resists ruts, tar strips)
Pirelli Night Dragon
Michelin Road 5
For whitewalls, Continental and Shinko have Rebel 1100 sizes.
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Tires for Lightweight Motorcycles
I have trying to find the lightest motorcycle tires. The Rebel 500 does not handle hard bumps on the highway very well, so I am trying to avoid tires made for bigger bikes, since generally they are heavier and not as flexible as a lighter tire.
I am considering the Kenda K657 Challenger or Pirelli Sport Demon – both require a change from the stock sizes. My 3rd choice is the Pirelli MT66. Michelin Commander 3 Cruiser is 4th but it’s a little heavy.
Some owners have a vibration issue with Commander 3’s.
Some owners said Commander 3 had a vibration at 30-45 mph even though wheels were balanced. They recommended Metzler ME888.
per Shinko, the 712 130/80-16 weighs 15.9 lbs.
per Shinko, the 777 150/80-16 weighs 18.6 lbs. (seems low to me)
Metzeker Roadtec Z8 not available in 16 inch
(wet roads) Metzeler ME888 comes in 150/80-16 and 130/90-16
(wet roads) Metzeler Roadtec 01 Rear Tire comes in 150/80-16 but front is 100/90-16
(wet roads) Shinko radials (see link below)
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For Reference (note: size is different)
130/90-15 This is the stock size tire on the Virago 250. Many other brands are heavier than the stock Cheng Shin tire so you might lose some acceleration when you replace it even though you did not buy a different size replacement tire. For example, the Pirelli MT66 is about 2.6 pounds heavier than the Cheng Shin (15.4 vs 12.8 lbs). Here are weights for some brands of 130/90-15 tires:
size β¦………… lbs …..β¦ kg
130/90-15 β¦ 12.46 β¦ 5.65 β¦ Kenda K657 Challenger
130/90-15 β¦ 12.8 ..β¦ 5.81 β¦ Cheng Shin
130/90-15 β¦ 13.65 β¦ 6.19 β¦ Kenda K671 Cruiser
130/90-15 β¦ 14.00 β¦ 6.35 β¦ Dunlop D404
130/90-15 β¦ 15.4est β¦ 6.99est β¦ Pirelli MT66
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